Maine Academy of Family Physicians

OCTOBER 22, 2023

6-week Medical Student Externship - Medical Student Externship Report – Molly Mann, MS2 2023 July – August "My externship experience consisted of shadowing Dr. Der Simonian at the Falmouth Family Medicine office and at the Maine Medical Center Mother Baby Unit.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 3, 2024

As BJ MIller writes in the foreword, “ May this book be a portal — a way for us to move beyond the unwise territory of trying to ‘do it right’ and into the transcendent terrain of noticing what we can notice, loving who we love, and letting death — like life –surprise us with its ineffable beauty. I got questions. Thank you, Alex.

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GeriPal

MARCH 16, 2023

How do you find time to write and also be doctors and academic professors? Revisions and working with editors Writing an Op Ed – how to start, what to write, where to send it TheOpEdProject as a resource for learning more We look forward to the books and op-eds our listeners will write! Welcome to the GeriPal podcast, Rosanne.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Summary Transcript CME Summary If palliative care was a drug, one question we would want to know before prescribing it is what dose we should give. Give too little – it may not work. But before we jump into that topic, Jennifer, do you have a song request for Alex? Jennifer 01:20 I do have a song request for Alex. Saw them play a couple times.

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GeriPal

JUNE 26, 2025

-Alex Smith Additional links mentioned by Tsai-Chin Cho: – Wealth shocks and mortality in the US – Change in marital status as a risk for wealth shock ** NOTE: To claim CME credit for this episode, click here ** Transcript Eric 00:11 W elcome to the GeriPal p odcast. This is Eric Widera. Alex 00:12 This is Alex Smith. Is it you, Rebecca?

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GeriPal

AUGUST 15, 2024

We discuss: What is considered a hate incident, how is it tracked, what do we know about changes over time The wider impact of Anti-Asian hate on older Asians, who are afraid to go out, leading to anxiety, social isolation, loneliness, decreased exercise, missed appointments and medications. Jessica, welcome back to GeriPal. So here is a little bit.

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GeriPal

APRIL 21, 2022

Links to Redwing’s poetry workshops: Food for Thought Poetry for Resiliency. Redwing: So I grew up in a pretty intellectual family, but my brother and sister were six and 10 years older than me, and they were always feeding me literature and poetry. To let it go. . Poetry helps us grapple with our own experiences of illness.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

You’d imagine though that our professional expertise and experiences in helping patients and families cope with loss and grief would be helpful in managing our own personal losses. Health care professionals are human, and as humans we experience loss both in and out of work. Turns out, it’s maybe not. Eric: And why’d you pick that song?

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FDA Law

APRIL 20, 2025

This rings particularly true amongst the rare disease patient community, along with many small biotech companies (and their investors) that take on the risk of developing orphan drugs for exceedingly small patient populations. Patients and their families and caregivers have long fought to have a seat at the table with decision-makers.

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